Letter: God's presence

This is in regard to the recent letter from Joan Z. Greiner in the Hunterdon Democrat that blamed the Connecticut school shootings on a lack of God’s presence.

Please explain to me how the lack of god’s presence is the reason for horrific behavior, but the presence of god doesn’t prevent it? This is a real question that I’ve been trying to understand, not sarcasm. How is it that not having god in schools is the reason for a young man to kill 26 people, yet having god in church is no protection from years of abuse of children by pedophile priests? In god’s own home, by god’s chosen men, years of abuse continued without any of his protection or interference. In his own home … many times in his sanctuary.

Please do not confuse the behavior of humans with the behavior of god. You lessen religion for the believers, and disgust the intelligence of atheists.